Wikipedia – Tracking notable deaths in May

So far I have looked at the numbers for notable deaths on Wikipedia for the first four months of the year. Now, it is time to look at the numbers for May. Overall, the month saw a total of 540 notable deaths. However, for all the numbers below it will only count 535 of these.

Deaths per day for May

The 28th saw the most deaths with 24, while the 22nd and 31st tied with the least with only 11. On average each day in May saw 17.25 notable deaths. 22 days (70.96%) in the month saw less than 20 deaths while nine days (29.03%) saw 20 or more deaths.

The average age of those who died

The average age of the 535 notable people who died in May is 78.75 years old. May 3rd saw the highest average age of death at 84.53 years old. Ironically, the next day saw the lowest average age for the month. May 4th was the first day of 2018 to see the average age go under 70 for the first time this year at 69.52 years old.

The oldest person to pass away American supercentenarian Delphine Gibson (age 114). Passing away at 114 years and 265 days old, Gibson was the 58th oldest person to have ever lived. From July 13th, 2017 until her death on May 9th, she was the oldest living American citizen.